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Design & Construction seeks $32.5 million operating budget, adds engineers to address aging bridges and infrastructure
Summary
Haku Millis, director designate for the Department of Design and Construction, presented a FY26 operating request of $32.5 million and asked for three structural-engineer positions to expand the bridge-rehab program and address aging infrastructure, while flagging several project cost items and vacancies.
Haku Millis, director designate of the Department of Design and Construction, told the Honolulu City Council Committee on Budget that DDC’s FY26 operating request is $32.5 million, with administration making up about 5 percent, project and construction management about 84 percent and land services about 11 percent of that total.
Millis said the department proposes a 16 percent operating increase versus FY25 — about $4.5 million — made up of three new full‑time positions, roughly $1.4 million in salary increases, $2.7 million in current expenses and $261,000 for equipment. He described the operating additions as aimed primarily at hiring and filling professional engineering roles and expanding capacity to manage the city’s capital workload.
Why it matters: Millis emphasized aging infrastructure as a near‑term priority and said DDC wants to ramp up bridge inspections and repairs. The department reported 46 vacancies out of 198 positions as of Feb. 1 (about…
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